we begin in niger, where the breaking news in the last half an hour is the military leaders who staged a coup say they have closed the country s airspace over what they called the threat of intervention against them. the announcement came as a deadline expired for them to restore the ousted president or face the possible action from the west african regional grouping known as ecowas. earlier thousands of people gathered in niger s capital to support the militaryjunta, despite international condemnation of the soldiers actions. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed that pro coup p
in the country s capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. let s now go live to our correspondent in lagos in neighbouring nigeria. we are yet to hear from ecowas and what of would be concerning niger. the ultimatum has elapsed the sunday evening and we are yet to hear from ecowas. but we also know that there are expected moves in niger in the coming days, the rally this afternoon showing pro coup supporters at a stadium in any army. this showed that the people supported the junto, this showed that the people supported thejunto, chanting
hello. first to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. the leaders of niger s coup have hours to restore the ousted president, or face the possibility of military action. thousands of people gathered in niger s capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. despite international condemnation of the soldiers actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army hoping it can offer the country stability. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria , which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. mari
killed after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. a police officer supervising the rescue operation said more than a hundred people had been injured in the incident. the casualty figure is expected to rise. the hazara express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. it s not immediately clear what caused the derailment. these are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages, with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. an emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. our correspondent tarhub asghar is following developments from lahore. well, a rescue operation is still going on. and according to the chief minister, he said that 30 people have been killed in this incident and 84 people are injured. and according to the officials, ap
or face the possibility of military action. thousands of people gathered in the country s capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday 7 meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. our reporter in lagos, in neighbouring nigeria, gave us this update. we are yet to hear from ecowas on what the decision would be concerning niger. the ultimatum has elapsed this sunday evening and we are yet to hear from ecowas. but we also know that there are expected moves in niger in the coming days, the rally this afternoon showing pro coup supporters at a stadium in niamey. this showed that the people s